Having finally completed the stressful procedure of booking a holiday and all the rigmarole that goes with it, we were ready for the off. Leaving ourselves plenty of time in case of roadworks, punctures...

Seville. Why have I not visited you before? Throughout my childhood I was mesmerised by the opera, Carmen, which was set in this sultry, sizzling city. Georges Bizet penned it in 1875, a story about...

In 1822 JMW Turner painted this view of the Lune Valley from a spot just behind St Mary the Virgin church in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria. Art critic and social theorist, John Ruskin, was moved to write,...

If you’re searching for luxury self-catering lodge accommodation situated perfectly between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, take a look at South Lakeland Leisure Village. The holiday park is part of Pure Leisure...